macigno

macigno

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Italian macignobor.
English macigno

    Borrowed from Italian macigno.

    Noun

    macigno (countable and uncountable, plural macignos or macigni)

    1. A soft sandstone with calcareous cement.

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    Italian

    Etymology

    From Vulgar Latin machineum, from Latin machina (“machine”), in the sense of a millstone of a mill.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲo/
    • Rhymes: -iɲɲo
    • Hyphenation: ma‧cì‧gno

    Noun

    macigno m (plural macigni)

    1. rock, boulder, sandstone, grit
      Synonyms: pietra, masso, roccia, lastrone
    2. (figurative, by extension) rock (as a symbol of hardness, cruelty, or oppression)
      Synonyms: cruccio, peso
      la storia della schiavitù pesa come un macigno sulgli afroamericani
      the history of slavery weighs down on African Americans like a boulder

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